Romans 5:5

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hope: Job 27:8, Psalms 22:4, Psalms 22:5, Isaiah 28:15-18, Isaiah 45:16, Isaiah 45:17, Isaiah 49:23, Jeremiah 17:5-8, Philippians 1:20, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 2 Timothy 1:12, Hebrews 6:18, Hebrews 6:19

because: Romans 8:14-17, Romans 8:28, Matthew 22:36, Matthew 22:37, 1 Corinthians 8:3, Hebrews 8:10-12, 1 John 4:19

shed: Isaiah 44:3-5, Ezekiel 36:25, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Galatians 4:6, Galatians 5:22, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 3:16-19, Ephesians 4:30, Titus 3:5

Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:3 - the fat Job 6:20 - confounded Psalms 25:2 - O Psalms 31:1 - thee Psalms 119:31 - put me Psalms 119:116 - and let me Psalms 143:10 - thy spirit Ecclesiastes 5:20 - because Isaiah 30:3 - your confusion Joel 1:11 - ashamed Joel 2:26 - and my Zechariah 9:5 - for John 14:16 - another John 14:26 - Holy Ghost Acts 2:33 - he Acts 9:31 - and in Romans 4:18 - against Romans 5:2 - and rejoice Romans 8:23 - which have Romans 9:33 - and whosoever Romans 15:13 - abound Romans 15:16 - being 1 Corinthians 13:13 - hope 2 Corinthians 13:14 - the love Ephesians 1:18 - is Ephesians 3:17 - being Philippians 2:1 - if any fellowship Colossians 1:8 - General Colossians 1:23 - the hope 2 Thessalonians 3:5 - into 2 Timothy 1:7 - of love Titus 2:13 - blessed Titus 3:6 - he shed 1 Peter 1:3 - unto 1 John 3:3 - every

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And hope maketh not ashamed,.... As a vain hope does, things not answering to expectation, it deceives, and is lost; but the grace of hope is of such a nature, as that it never fails deceives, or disappoints: it neither makes ashamed, nor have persons that have any reason to be ashamed of it; neither of the grace itself, which is a good one; nor of the ground and foundation of it, the person and righteousness of Christ; nor of the object of it, eternal glory:

because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto us. By "the love of God" is meant, not that love by which we love God, for hope does not depend upon, nor is it supported by our love and obedience to God; but the love of God to us, of which some instances are given in the following verses: us is said "to be shed abroad in our hearts"; which denotes the plenty and abundance of it, and the full and comfortable sensation which believers have of it: "by the Holy Spirit": who leads into, and makes application of it: "and is given to us": for that purpose, as the applier of all grace, the Comforter, and the earnest of heaven. Now the love which the Spirit sheds abroad in the heart, is the source and spring, both of justification itself, which is owing to the free grace of God, and of all the effects of it, as peace with God, access to the throne of grace, rejoicing in hope of the glory of God, the usefulness of afflictions, and the stability of hope, and is here alleged as the reason of all.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And hope maketh not ashamed - That is, this hope will not disappoint, or deceive. When we hope for an object which we do not obtain, we are conscious of disappointment; perhaps sometimes of a feeling of shame. But the apostle says that the Christian hope is such that it will be fulfilled; it will not disappoint; what we hope for we shall certainly obtain; see Philippians 1:20. The expression used here is probably taken from Psalms 22:4-5;

Our fathers trusted in thee;

They trusted; and thou didst deliver them.

They cried unto thee,

And were delivered;

They trusted in thee,

And were not confounded (ashamed).

Because the love of God - Love toward God. There is produced an abundant, an overflowing love to God.

Is shed abroad - Is diffused; is poured out; is abundantly produced ἐκκέχυται ekkechutai. This word is properly applied to water, or to any other liquid that is poured out, or diffused. It is used also to denote imparting, or communicating freely or abundantly, and is thus expressive of the influence of the Holy Spirit poured down, or abundantly imparted to people; Acts 10:45. Here it means that love toward God is copiously or abundantly given to a Christian; his heart is conscious of high and abundant love to God, and by this he is sustained in his afflictions.

By the Holy Ghost - It is produced by the influence of the Holy Spirit. All Christian graces are traced to his influence; Galatians 5:22, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,” etc.

Which is given unto us - Which Spirit is given or imparted to us. The Holy Spirit is thus represented as dwelling in the hearts of believers; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1Co 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16. In all these places it is meant that Christians are under his sanctifying influence; that he produces in their hearts the Christian graces; and fills their minds with peace, and love, and joy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 5:5. And hope maketh not ashamed — A hope that is not rationally founded will have its expectation cut off; and then shame and confusion will be the portion of its possessor. But our hope is of a different kind; it is founded on the goodness and truth of God; and our religious experience shows us that we have not misapplied it; nor exercised it on wrong or improper objects.

Because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts — We have the most solid and convincing testimony of God's love to us, by that measure of it which he has communicated to our hearts. There, εκκεχυται, it is poured out, and diffused abroad; filling, quickening, and invigorating all our powers and faculties. This love is the spring of all our actions; it is the motive of our obedience; the principle through which we love God, we love him because he first loved us; and we love him with a love worthy of himself, because it springs from him: it is his own; and every flame that rises from this pure and vigorous fire must be pleasing in his sight: it consumes what is unholy; refines every passion and appetite; sublimes the whole, and assimilates all to itself. And we know that this is the love of God; it differs widely from all that is earthly and sensual. The Holy Ghost comes with it; by his energy it is diffused and pervades every part; and by his light we discover what it is, and know the state of grace in which we stand. Thus we are furnished to every good word and work; have produced in us the mind that was in Christ; are enabled to obey the pure law of our God in its spiritual sense, by loving him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and our neighbour, any and every soul of man, as ourselves. This is, or ought to be, the common experience of every genuine believer; but, in addition to this, the primitive Christians had, sometimes, the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit. These were then needful; and were they needful now, they would be again communicated.